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About
Assam and Nagaon
Popularly called as the land of the red river
and blue hills, Assam is the gateway to the
northeastern part of India.
Assam is a northeastern state of India. Its
capital is Dispur, a city located on the outskirts
of its largest city, Guwahati. Located south of
the eastern Himalayas, Assam comprises the
Brahmaputra and the Barak river valleys along
with the Karbi Anglong and the North Cachar
Hills with an area of 30,285 square miles
(78,438 km²). Assam is surrounded by six of the
other Seven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and
Meghalaya. These states are connected to the
rest of India via a narrow strip in West Bengal
called the Siliguri Corridor or “Chicken’s Neck”.
Assam also shares international borders with
Bhutan and Bangladesh; and cultures, peoples
and climate with South-East Asia.
Assam is known for Assam tea, large and old
petroleum resources, Assam silk and for its rich
biodiversity. Assam has successfully conserved
the one-horned Indian rhinoceros from near
extinction, along with the tiger and numerous
species of birds, and it provides one of the last
wild habitats for the Asian elephant. Assam was
also known for its Sal tree forests and forest
products, much depleted now. A land of high
rainfall, Assam is endowed with lush greenery
and the mighty river Brahmaputra, whose
tributaries and oxbow lakes provide the region
with a unique hydro-geomorphic and aesthetic
environment.
FESTIVALS:
There are several important traditional festivals
in Assam. Bihu is the most important and
common and celebrated all over Assam. Durga
Puja is another festival celebrated with great
enthusiasm. Muslims celebrate two Eids with
much eagerness all over Assam.
DEMOGRAPHICS:
Total population of Assam was 26.66 million
with 4.91 million households in 2001. Higher
population concentration was recorded in
the districts of Kamrup, Nagaon, Sonitpur,
Barpeta, Dhubri, Darang and Cachar. In 2001,
the census recorded literacy in Assam at 63.3%
with male literacy at 71.3% and female at
54.6%. The major religions are Hinduism, Islam,
Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jains.
CLIMATE:
With the “Tropical Monsoon Rainforest
Climate”, Assam is temperate (summer max.
at 35–38 °C and winter min. at 6–8 °C) and
experiences heavy rainfall and high humidity.
The climate is characterized by heavy monsoon
downpours reducing summer temperatures
and affecting foggy nights and mornings in
winters. Thunderstorms known as Bordoicila
Interactive Design Study | Rontholi Jewellery Cluster Nagaon | 2011 | Arpit Agarwal
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